Hanwang climate — normals and trends
Hanwang (China) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 1,094 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hanwang averages 114 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Hanwang has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.9 °C (on 30 July 2021) and the coldest -26.3 °C (on 11 January 2021).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
HanwangGansu
- coords
- 33.34°, 105.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.8°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,094mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
7.9km/h
Seasonal range
23.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
114 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
60.0 cm
Average feels-like high
11.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.9 °C
30 July 2021
Coldest day
-26.3 °C
11 January 2021
Wettest day
195 mm
15 July 1946
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
9 June 1946
Strongest gust
103.7 km/h
12 April 1980
Hottest feels-like
33.3 °C
1 August 2021
Coldest feels-like
-30.9 °C
11 January 2021
Snowiest day
9.7 cm
28 October 2007
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 27 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 0.8 °C | -2.2 °C | 47 mm | +24 mm |
| Mar | 8.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 35 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 17.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 33 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 20.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 84 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 21.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 139 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 165 mm | -48 mm |
| Aug | 23.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 173 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 19.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 158 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 13.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 209 mm | +118 mm |
| Nov | 8.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 29 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 5.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 14 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hanwang?
Hanwang has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.8 °C and it receives 1,094 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hanwang?
The hottest day measured in Hanwang between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2021, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hanwang?
The coldest day measured in Hanwang between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2021, at -26.3 °C.
Does it snow in Hanwang?
Yes. Hanwang gets on average 60.0 cm of snow per year and has around 114 frost days.
Has the climate of Hanwang warmed?
Yes: Hanwang warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hanwang?
The wettest day measured in Hanwang between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1946, with 195 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hanwang?
The windiest day measured in Hanwang between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1946, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hanwang?
The warmest month in Hanwang is July (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Hanwang?
Hanwang receives on average 1,094 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hanwang?
Hanwang gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hanwang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hanwang between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 2007, with 9.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hanwang?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Hanwang.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hanwang?
In Hanwang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.3 °C on 1 August 2021, and the lowest was -30.9 °C on 11 January 2021.
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